Little Blackfoot River

Image source: Robstutz

General data

Name: Little Blackfoot River
Water system: Columbia River
Water type: River
Progression: Clark Fork River -> Lake Pend Oreille -> Pend Oreille River -> Columbia River -> Columbia River Estuary -> Pacific Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Description

The Little Blackfoot River is a 48-mile (77 km) long tributary of the Clark Fork River, located in Powell County, Montana in the state of Montana in the United States. The river is 48-mile (77 km) long, and its watershed covers 413 square miles (1,070 km2). Its name refers to the Piegan Blackfeet tribe, which frequently visited the area. The Little Blackfoot River has a relatively healthy fishery. Species present include mottled sculpin, mountain whitefish, slimy sculpin, westslope cutthroat trout, brook trout, brown trout, and rainbow trout, with the last three being introduced species. Although the fishery is generally healthy, westslope cutthroat trout have been listed as a "species of concern" by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks due to declining numbers and loss of habitat. Bull trout, as a "threatened" species by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, have been extirpated from the watershed.

Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts

Brown trout (Salmo trutta)

Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)

Cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii)

Mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni)

Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes

Slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus)

Mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdii)

Most popular catches